Michiko Matsumoto
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is a renowned Japan
ese photographer.
She was born in Shizuoka Prefecture
, Japan, in 1950, and in 1974 graduated from Hosei University
(Tokyo). She is currently based in Tokyo.
She started in the 1980s with several series of portraits of artists living in various countries and the principal dancers of major dance companies.
She has published 10 books of photography. Her works are in the collections of a number of museums internationally.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese photographer.
She was born in Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
, Japan, in 1950, and in 1974 graduated from Hosei University
Hosei University
is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...
(Tokyo). She is currently based in Tokyo.
She started in the 1980s with several series of portraits of artists living in various countries and the principal dancers of major dance companies.
She has published 10 books of photography. Her works are in the collections of a number of museums internationally.
Selected solo exhibitions
- 1974 "Yoko Ono in New York" 3points, Tokyo
- 1978 "Women Come Alive" Pepe, Tokyo
- 1978 "In South East Asia" Hankyu Art Gallery, Osaka
- 1981 "Niki de Saint Phalle" Space Niki, Tokyo
- 1983 "Portraits of New York Women" Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Sapporo
- 1986 "Niki de Saint Phalle" Parco SR6, Tokyo
- 1988 "Portraits ~ Women Artists" Soho Photo Gallery, New York U.S.A
- 1989 "Portraits of Dancers 1" Gallery Selare, Tokyo
- 1990 "Portraits of Women Artists" Keihan Art Gallery, Osaka
- 1990–1998 "Portraits of Dancers 2–5" Gallery Selare, Tokyo
- 1998 "Dancers" Dentsu Kosan Gallery, Tokyo
- 1999 "Nicolas Le Rishe in Paris" Gallery Selare, Tokyo
- 2000 "White on White" Heart & Color, Tokyo
- 2001 "Ruzimatov in St. Petersburg" Egg Gallery, Tokyo
- 2002 "Homage to Niki de Saint Phalle" Gallery Colorium,Tokyo, Prinz, Kyoto
- 2004 "Meditative Body, Awaked City" Gallery 21、Tokyo
- 2004 "Sessions" Zeit-Foto Salon, Tokyo
- 2005 "Rose Passion" Gallery Colorium, Tokyo
- 2007 "Cloths with Soul" Gallery le bain, Tokyo
- 2007 "Meditative Body — from St. Petersburg" Gallery Tosei, Tokyo
- 2009 "The Name of Roses" Junkudo, Tokyo
- 2010 "The Witches Tea Party" (Portraits of Niki de Saint Phalle) Tokinowasuremono, Tokyo
Selected group exhibitions
- 1987 "Contemporary Japanese Photography" Toured Europe
- 1988 "Faces of 20th Century by Distinguished Photographers" Asahi Gallery, Tokyo
- 1990 "Women Photographers" Nikon Salon, New York,
- 1995 "Objects, faces and Anti-Narratives" Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyTokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyThe is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
- 1998-2000 "Women Photographers from Japan" Toured U.S.A.
- 2003 "Mon Paris" Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2006 "Photographs of Kazuo Oono" Fukushima Photo Museum
- 2007 "Works from the Photographic Art in Japan" Shanghai Art Museum, China
- 2008 "Visions des Artistes Feminines" Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2008 "Esprit de Paris" Gallery 21, Tokyo
- 2008 "Vision of America III" Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyTokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyThe is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
- 2010 "Onna Tachidomaranai Jyoseitachi "(Tokyo Metroporitan Museum of Photography)
- 2010 "Human Images of 20th Century ~All photographs are portraits~"(Tokyo Metroporitan Museum of Photography)
Publications
- Nobiyaka onna-tachi ) / Women Come Alive. Tokyo: Hanashi no Tokushū-sha, 1978. Portraits of women.
- Shōzō Nyūyōku no onna-tachi / Portraits of New York women. Tokyo: Tōjusha, 1983.
- Ochiai Keiko, Matsumoto Michiko no heya / Série Chambre 4. Tokyo: Ōbunsha, 1985. ISBN 4-01-071344-5. With Keiko Ochiai.
- Niki do Sanfāru / Portrait of Niki de Saint Phalle. Tokyo: Parco, 1986. ISBN 4-89194-127-8. About Niki de Saint PhalleNiki de Saint PhalleNiki de Saint Phalle, born Catherine-Marie-Agnès-Brandon Fal de Saint Phalle was a French sculptor, painter, and film maker.-The early years:...
. - Portraits: Josei ātisto no shōjō / Portraits: Women Artists. Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1995. ISBN 4-309-90152-2.
- Dancers: Erosu no shōjō . Kodansha, 1998. ISBN 4-06-209239-5 Portraits of dancers.
- Portraits: 54-nin no josei ātisto-tachi . Kyoto: Kyōto Shoin, 1999. ISBN 4-7636-1745-1. Portraits of 54 women artists.
- Haretara bara hiyori / Rose Passion. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2005. ISBN 4473032469.
- Tamashii no nuno: Monsūn-Ajia 12-jin no josei-sakka-tachi . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2007. ISBN 978-4-473-03410-6. Portraits of 12 women artists of "monsoon Asia".
- Yōroppa bara no namae o meguru tabi / The Seven Roses Story. Tokyo: Media Factory, 2009. ISBN 978-4-8401-2711-0.
Public collections
- Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyTokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyThe is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
, Tokyo - Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
- Museum of Liberty Osaka, Osaka
- Museum of Josei University, Tokyo
- Niki Museum, Nasu, Tochigi